Census Data for Van Metre

As far as we can tell, Van Metre has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Van Metre, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

Midland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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- Midland is located in Haakon County
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Murdo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murdo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Murdo is located in Jones County
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Draper
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Draper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Draper is located in Jones County
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Fort Pierre
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
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- Fort Pierre is located in Stanley County
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Pierre
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
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- Pierre is located in Hughes County
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Jones County ...

Van Metre is located in Jones County<3>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Jones County.

Miscellaneous Information for Van Metre ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Jones County or the community of Van Metre:

The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Van Metre:
- GNIS ID for Van Metre: 1265406
- GNIS ID for Jones County: 1266981
- GNIS ID for State of South Dakota: 1785534

The FIPS Codes ...
- An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
- State Code: 46 (South Dakota)
- County Code: 075 (Jones County)
- Place Code: 66380 (Van Metre)
- State & County Code: 46/075 (South Dakota / Jones County)
- State & Place Code: 46/66380 (South Dakota / Van Metre)

Misc. Census Codes ...
- Van Metre is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and Division #4 (the West North-Central Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Van Metre.

Footnotes ...

<1>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>	If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Jones, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.